Four killed at South Carolina home, including two young children, in apparent murder-suicide

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Jan 02, 2017 | 9:02 AM

A man, a woman and their two children were found dead, and it’s believed all four died of gunshot wounds.

LEXINGTON, S.C. — Authorities in South Carolina say four people were found dead in a home in what appears to be a murder-suicide.

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said in a news release that the dead — a man, a woman and their two children — were found Sunday around 8 p.m. Fisher says it's believed all four died of gunshot wounds.

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In a tweet from a verified Twitter account, the Lexington County Sheriff's Department said the deaths appear to be a murder-suicide and the investigation is ongoing.

Jorge Luis Chavez, 25, was among the dead. (Lexington County Sheriff's Depar)

Fisher identified the dead as 26-year-old Marissa Hope Reynoso and two of her children, 4-year-old Elijah Chavez and 1-year-old Ezra Chavez. Also dead was 25-year-old Jorge Luis Chavez, who's believed to be the father of the two children.